#tshedits

[fallingkingdoms]

ya lit meme | The Secret History by Donna Tartt

henry (m.) 

“home ruler” from the Germanic name Heinrich, which was composed of the elements heim “home” and ric “power, ruler”. 

richard (m.)

 "brave power" from Germanic ric “power, rule” and hard “brave, hardy” .

[grishae]

@thesecrethistorynet event one: favorite characters

↳ charles macaulay; “how about a kiss for your jailbird brother?”

[demondarlington]

“But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’ Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”

literature posters; the secret history by donna tartt

[dean-thomas]

“I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell.”